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Simple Node static Server
#!/usr/bin/env node
var express = require("/Users/ironman/.node_libraries/express");
var startPort = 4567;
var app = express.createServer();
app.configure(function(){
app.use(express.static(process.cwd() + '/'));
app.use(express.directory(process.cwd() + '/',{ icons:true }));
});
// Support multiple static apps running
function tryToListen(port) {
try {
app.listen(port);
return port;
} catch(e) {
return false;
}
}
var port = tryToListen(startPort);
while (port == false) {
port = tryToListen(startPort++);
}
console.log("Listening on port", port);
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